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Review: Sir Mark Elder conducts Brahms and Shostakovich

Simon Hale sees the CBSO on form.




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Spa-rkling preparation for the festive season

Helen Annetts steps into Christmas at The Spa at Breedon Priory.






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Free green support to Black Country businesses

Black Country Industrial Cluster provides energy efficiency support for local businesses.




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Shakespeare goes green

Great Big Green Week launches at Shakespeare’s New Place







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Mostly Jazz links with city music projects

Future music business talent initiative launches at major city festival.



  • Education
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Birmingham City University
  • Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival
  • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
  • The Moonshine Collective Industry Programme


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Brum rocked!

Birmingham’s biggest band rocked out at Forum Birmingham.









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Kings Heath BID appoints local agency

PR group appointed to boost suburb's profile.




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Kings Heath BID raises funds for local charity

Ball helps community group.




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Moseley voted “best place” in UK for city living

 Moseley has been crowned as the best place in Britain for city living, according to the Sunday Times.




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You’d be barking to miss Police Dog Hogan in Kings Heath

Here at last to satisfy the clamour of their Brummie fans, come Police Dog Hogan.




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Howard shock exclusive: the Septic Bladder Interview

Sir Howard Elton, confidante of the football world and its poverty-stricken players, sits down with disgraced FIFA boss Septic Bladder. < /strong>




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Operation Black Vote: Unveiling Birmingham’s next generation of civic leaders

Operation Black Vote unveiled Birmingham’s new generation of civic leaders at a media launch of their Civic Leadership Programme last week.






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Free author events at new independent book shop

The Heath Bookshop opening in Kings Heath.






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Plans announced for ground-breaking theatrical partnership

West Midlands announce intention to be National Centre for Musical Theatre.







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Birmingham Heritage Week starts in September

Take the opportunity to see how the city used to be.




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On your bike – again

Join Birmingham Children’s Hospital for the SACA Bike Ride 2018.



  • Charities
  • Cycling
  • Birmingham Childrens Hospital
  • Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity
  • SACA Bike Ride 2018




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Harrying time for Kidder

Andy Munro starts Blues' (pre) season off in style.






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UK's ASOS battling for turnaround in tough market

ASOS, the British online fashion retailer, is striving to regain growth by 2025 after facing challenges such as a decline in active customers and stiff competition.




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10-minute delivery and the gifting industry: A perfect match or just a quick fix?

Across the board, gifting companies recognize the impact of quick commerce on consumers’ habits, particularly for last-minute, spontaneous needs. However, they note that quick commerce platforms struggle to meet the demand for customized or personalized gifting.




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India recalls Flipkart antitrust probe report after Xiaomi complaint

China's Xiaomi had complained to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that the report - which found Flipkart, some of its sellers, and smartphone players in violation of competition laws - contained commercial secrets that should have been redacted, Reuters reported in September.




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ED searches sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

The action is related to the financial transactions being done by some of the "preferred" vendors and sellers who do business through Amazon and Flipkart like e-commerce platforms.




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Flipkart's logistics arm Ekart sees 5-fold surge in net loss at Rs 1,718 crore in FY24

E-commerce platform Flipkart's logistics arm reported a more than five times surge in its net losses to Rs 1,718.4 crore last fiscal (FY24), compared to Rs 324.6 crore in the previous fiscal (FY23).




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ED to summon Amazon, Flipkart executives as regulatory scrutiny grows

The planned action signals growing regulatory scrutiny of Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon when their sales are rapidly growing in India's $70 billion e-commerce market. An antitrust investigation also found the two companies breached laws by favouring select sellers, Reuters has reported.




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Swiggy hires two more Flipkart execs to boost its senior leadership

In August, Flipkart senior vice president of category and marketplace Amitesh Jha joined Swiggy as the chief executive of Instamart, while Dhruvish Thakkar, a senior director at Flipkart Epharma, moved to Swiggy the following month as assistant vice-president of Dineout – its dining out vertical.